Osho's Itinerary
Under Construction Under Construction
Jyoti Shikha and Yukrand were two magazines published by Osho's people in the late 60s and early 70s to help Osho's work. Mainly they published his words but part of their brief was informing their readers about his upcoming visits to wherever around India, mainly in the north and middle, but occasionally as far south as Madras. Sw Satya Anuragi has sent images of relevant pages with info on lots of previously unknown dates to fill in some of the gaps in the Timeline.
Note that occasionally dates may be slightly out of line with previously known events, for example, the camp at Matheran in Mar 1969 is missing the opening night. Most such cases will be deemed as errors, subsequent changes or missing info, but some may lead to corrections.
Some of the places that Osho visited in those days will be unfamiliar to most Western readers. Some were so small that the phone numbers given for contact people had only two digits. (Jabalpur in those days had four-digit phone numbers by way of comparison, Pune five and Mumbai and Delhi six.)
As this page is under construction, it will be somewhat sketchy for a while. Images for now are not sourced, since the dates are clear without that. Chronological order shall prevail. As some events appear in more than one notice, sometimes with different info, each source image will be noted for each event. "JJK" = Jeevan Jagriti Kendra, Osho's earliest org, with active members in many cities around India. Thumbnails of the source images appear in the gallery at page bottom.
Dates | Place | Event Type | Organiser / Contact | Source Image(s) |
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20-23 Jul | Indore | Satsang | Rajamalji Jain, Indore | Jul 20 - Nov 30 |
12-15 Aug | Varanasi | Satsang | Vimala-Nandan Prasad, Varanasi | |
25-27 Aug | Ahmedabad | Discourses | Dheerajlal Shah, Ahmedabad | |
28 Aug | Bombay | Discourse | Parmanandbhai Kapadiya, Bombay | |
17-19 Sep | Baroda | Satsang | Bachubhai Sutariya, Baroda | |
28 Sep - 2 Oct | Bombay | Gyansatra | JJK Bombay | |
5 Oct | Jabalpur | Discourse | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | Oct 5 - Dec 27 |
13-15 Oct | Poona | |||
13-15 Oct | Navsari (GJ) | Satsang | Jayantilal Baadsha, Navsari | Jul 20 - Nov 30 |
16-19 Oct | Amritsar | Oct 5 - Dec 27 | ||
20-22 Oct | Gadarwara | Discourse | Nemichand Jain, JJK Gadarwara | |
30-31 Oct | Nargol | Workers' meeting | ||
1-3 Nov | Nargol | Camp | JJK Bombay | both above |
9 Nov | Jabalpur | Discourse | Oct 5 - Dec 27 | |
14-17 Nov | Delhi | Gyan Satra | ||
28-30 Nov | Surendranagar | Satsang | Narottamadas Shah, Surendranagar | Jul 20 - Nov 30 |
28-30 Nov | Surendranagar | Gyan Satra | Oct 5 - Dec 27 | |
30 Nov | Amreli (GJ) | |||
1-2 Dec | Rajkot | Gyan Satra | ||
3 Dec | Bombay | Discourse | JJK Bombay | |
7 Dec | Jabalpur | Discourse | JJK Jabalpur | |
13-15 Dec | Jalandhar | Satsang | JJK Jalandhar | |
25-27 Dec | Nagpur | Satsang | JJK Nagpur | |
1969 | ||||
7-10 Jan | Bangalore | Satsang | CJ Toliya, JJK Bangalore | Jan 5 - Apr 15 |
16-21 Jan | Amravati (MH) | Satsang | Arvind Rhavalle, JJK Amravati | |
30 Jan - 3 Feb | Bombay | Discourses | JJK Bombay | |
13-15 Feb | Bhavnagar | Discourses | JJK Bombay | |
25-27 Feb | Junagarh (GJ) | Satsang | Maganlal Tanna, JJK Junagarh | |
8-10 Mar | Porbandar (GJ) | Satsang | Dheerubhai Nanji Kalidas, Porbandar | |
15 Mar | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourse | Mar 15 - Apr 14 | |
20-22 Mar | Poona | Satsang | Maniklal Bafna, JJK Poona | Jan 5 - Apr 15 |
21-23 Mar | Matheran | Camp | Maniklal Bafna | Mar 15 - Apr 14 |
29 Mar - 1 Apr | Patna, World Hindu Religion Conference | Discourse | ||
At the conference in Patna, Osho debates with the Shankaracharya of Puri and creates an uproar. Lots of stories about this event at Neeten's Osho Source Book, Jabalpur section. | ||||
6 Apr | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourse | ||
10-12 Apr | Burhanpur (MP) | Satsang | ||
12-15 Apr | Indore | Satsang | LS Acharya, JJK Indore | Jan 5 - Apr 15 |
13-14 Apr | Khandwa (MP) | Discourse | Mar 15 - Apr 14 | |
23-25 Apr | Amritsar | Satsang | Chamanlalji Agrawal, Amritsar | Apr 23 - Jun 3 |
5-7 May | Kolhapur | Satsang | Harishchandra Mehta, Kolhapur | |
8-9 May | Poona | Discourses | Maniklal Bafna, JJK Poona | |
17-20 May | Indore | Satsang | LS Acharya, sec'y, JJK Indore | |
20-21 May | Bhopal | Discourses | Nirmalji Bhandari, dir Jain Cultural Inst, Bhopal | |
30 May - 2 Jun | Cross Maidan, Bombay | Discourses | sec'y, JJK Bombay | |
3-6 Jun | Udaipur | Camp | Harilalji Kothari, JJK Udaipur | |
19 Jul | Bombay | Discourse | Jul 19 - Sep 1 | |
20-22 Jul | Madras | Satsang | Nanalal Bhatt, JJK Madras | |
27 Jul | Shaheed Smarak Bhavan, Jabalpur | Discourse | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | |
3-5 Aug | Ludhiana | Satsang | GBS Gill, JJK, Senior Sup't of Police, Ludhiana | Aug 3 - Oct 3 / Jul 19 - Sep 1 |
14-17 Aug / 14-18 Aug |
Baroda | Satsang | Bachchubhai Sutariya, JJK Baroda / Bachchu Bhai Sutariya, JJK Baroda |
Aug 3 - Oct 3 ]] / Jul 19 - Sep 1 |
18-20 Aug | Ahmedabad | Satsang | JM Thakar, JJK Ahmedabad | Aug 3 - Oct 3 |
24 Aug | Shaheed Smarak Bhavan, Jabalpur | Discourse | Bheekamchand, JJK Jabalpur | |
30 Aug - 1 Sep | Kanpur | Satsang | Rajendra Shukla, Nagpur | both above |
10-13 Sep | Poona | Satsang | Manik Bafna, JJK Poona | Aug 3 - Oct 3 |
18 Sep - 3 Oct | Kashmir pravas | ** | Lala Sundarlal | |
No "event type" is given. "Pravas" just means "travel", so possibly no particular program had been decided yet. "In the event", it became a camp with talks on Mahaveer. | ||||
9-12 Dec 1969 | Junagarh (GJ) | Camp | DHP Shukla, JJK Junagarh | Dec 9 1969 - Jan 15 1970 |
13 Dec | Bombay | |||
22 Dec | Bombay | |||
23-26 Dec | Ahmedabad | Satsang | JM Thakar, JJK Ahmedabad | |
27 Dec | Bombay | |||
1970 | ||||
4-6 Jan | Akola (MH) | Satsang | Omkarprasad Mishra, Akola | |
15 Jan | Bombay | |||
2-5 Apr | Amravati (MH) | Satsang | SL Srivastava JJK Amravati | |
13-18 Apr | Bombay, Cross Maidan | Satsang | ||
19 Apr | Kolkata | Mahaveer Jayanti Celeb | Jug Bhandar Das Jain, Kolkata | |
25-26 Apr | Jabalpur, Shaheed Smarak Bhavan | Discourses | ||
1-5 Sep | Bombay, Shanmukhanand Hall | Panch Mahavrat lecture series | JJK Bombay | Sep 1 - Oct 21 |
1-7 Sep | Bombay | Paryushan lecture series | Ishwar Shah, JJK Bombay | Sep 1-20 |
The two lecture series above are of course one, lining up with a series already in the 1970 Timeline. Panch Mahavrat was the theme of the series, while Paryushan is an annual Jain religious observance at this time of year. | ||||
10-13 Sep | Baroda | Satsang / Discourses |
Chandrakant Patel, Baroda | Sep 1-20 / Sep 1 - Oct 21 |
20 Sep | Indore | Discourse | Rajamal Jain, Indore | |
25 Sep - 5 Oct | Kullu-Manali | Discourses | JJK Bombay | Sep 1 - Oct 21 |
10-13 Oct | Poona | ---- | Manik Bafna, JJK Poona | |
17 Oct | Delhi | ---- | Lala Sundarlal, Delhi | |
18-21 Oct | Jalandhar | Discourses | Omprakash Agrawal, Jalandhar |
Gallery
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Jul 20 - Nov 30 1968
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Oct 5 - Dec 27 1968
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Jan 5 - Apr 15 1969
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Mar 15 - Apr 14 1969
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Apr 23 - Jun 3 1969
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Jul 19 - Sep 1 1969
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Aug 3 - Oct 3 1969
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Dec 9 1969 - Jan 15 1970
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Jan 16 - Mar 9 1970
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Mar 13 - Apr 5 1970
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Apr 2-23 1970
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Mar 20 - Jun 3 1970
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Jun 15 - Jul 5 1970
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Jul 28 - Aug 18 1970
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Sep 1-20 1970
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Sep 1 - Oct 21 1970